Author David Kushner tells the inside tale on Grand Theft Auto and the video game violence wars (interview)
David Kushner has been on the front lines of the video game culture wars. In 2004, he published Masters of Doom, a portrait of...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2012 to focus on crossover strategies
GamesBeat 2012 is going to be all about crossover strategies. The game industry as we know it is changing. We’re seeing established companies cross...
Kickstarter funding explodes, on pace to triple this year to around $300M
We’ve been reporting on a lot of very cool tech and gaming projects that have found huge success on the New York-based crowdfunding platform...
Bicycle card game owner to launch Zeniz mobile social casino games platform (exclusive)
Online casino games are hot. So much so that we’re renaming our site Casino GamesBeat. Just kidding, but The United States Playing Card Company...
With Xbox 360 sales slowing down, Windows Phone desperately needs to succeed
Microsoft had mostly good news to report in its third quarter earnings today, although one division stood out as the biggest loser: Entertainment &...
It’s like fantasy football, but for politics junkies
Fantasy football is a huge and very lucrative multibillion-dollar industry in the United States. Politics are equally competitive and ruthless, and its fans just...
Blade Games World brings 3D game creation to everyone with Jumala
Lots of tool makers claim they can enable anyone to build games, but that usually just applies to professionals who already have development experience....
The ultimate map to the entire Mushroom Kingdom
Artist/cartoonist Bill Mudron created this huge map that ties together the various properties of Mario's Mushroom Kingdom from the NES and SNES eras.
Prey 2: Not canceled, just delayed
Sci-fi action game Prey 2 isn't canceled after all. Publisher Bethesda just released this statement to clarify previous rumors: